Shelby American has joined in Ford’s celebration this week for the Mustang’s sixtieth anniversary by unveiling the latest technology of its Super Snake Mustang.
The automobile represents Shelby’s first tackle the redesigned seventh-generation Ford Mustang, and packs an available supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 that in its ultimate specification will ship greater than 830 hp, Shelby mentioned. That eclipses the earlier Super Snake whose output topped out at 825 hp.
The new automobile, unveiled on Thursday through the opening day of Barrett-Jackson’s public sale in Palm Beach, Florida, begins manufacturing this summer time and will probably be inbuilt a restricted run of simply 250 items for 2024. Pricing info hasn’t been introduced.
Buyers will be capable to select between coupe or convertible physique kinds, and both a naturally aspirated V-8 or a supercharged model. The engine is the 5.0-liter V-8 from the Mustang GT, and with out the blower it delivers a inventory 480 hp. The supercharged model makes use of a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger and a bunch of different mods to liberate greater than 830 hp. For each powertrains, patrons can choose both a 6-speed guide transmission or a 10-speed automated. Drive goes to the rear wheels solely.
According to Joe Conway, Shelby’s CEO, the automobile was developed in collaboration with Ford and Whipple and options upgrades that focus totally on perform. Highlights embrace the weight-saving aluminum hood with carbon-fiber vents and pushbutton hood pins, a wider entrance finish with carbon-fiber fenders, and new aerodynamic parts geared toward enhancing downforce, together with the entrance splitter, facet skirts, and rear diffuser. Coupe variations additionally obtain a customized rear wing.
For the chassis, Shelby has added its personal suspension designed to ship sharper turn-in. The automobile can also be fitted with 20-inch solid magnesium wheels, and housed inside the wheels is a set of Shelby’s personal brakes.
Each automobile is included within the official Shelby Registry and comes with a three-year, 36,000-mile guarantee. The authentic Ford guarantee for the powertrain additionally stays intact. The automobiles are being constructed solely for the U.S. market, however Shelby mentioned some extra examples could also be constructed by companion efficiency outlets in different areas.
Shelby American’s authentic Super Snake Mustang was inbuilt 1967 as a high-speed demonstrator for tire testing. It packed a light-weight 427-cubic-inch race engine lifted from a Le Mans-winning Ford GT40, and simply the one instance was constructed. A small manufacturing run was deliberate however the undertaking was finally canceled attributable to prices. Shelby, nevertheless, lastly put the unique 1967 mannequin into manufacturing late final decade in a restricted run of 10 automobiles utilizing authentic Mustang chassis.
